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Service Learning Manual For Coupeville High School, Kenneth J. Stange Jan 2005

Service Learning Manual For Coupeville High School, Kenneth J. Stange

Graduate Student Projects

This project examined the need for increased service learning in schools as well as current practices being used by educators who employ service learning as a regular part of curriculum. The review of literature found that service learning, when conducted properly, has shown benefits to students, educators, and communities. In addition, there were five main components of an effective service learning program: preparation, action, reflection, presentation, and recognition. Included is a service learning manual, specifically designed for Coupeville High School, focused on the five pa1is of a service learning program. The overall purpose of the manual was to ensure that …


A Manual For The Small Schol Conversion Of Evergreen High School, Michael T. Sita Iii Jan 2005

A Manual For The Small Schol Conversion Of Evergreen High School, Michael T. Sita Iii

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The project examined key elements of success in large high school conversions to smaller learning community complexes. The review of current research found that the mere act of making schools smaller by size of staff and student population is not enough of a structural change to affect student learning and achievement. Six defining characteristics of a small school were identified as key elements to a learning community that can demonstrate success by significantly improved graduation rates, testing scores and college applications and acceptances. The manual describes a developed six step process which addresses all of the elements which lead to …


The Globe Program And The Essential Academic Learning Requirements: Joining Together To Help Washington Students Achieve Higher Academic Standards, Travis Brian Peterson Jan 2002

The Globe Program And The Essential Academic Learning Requirements: Joining Together To Help Washington Students Achieve Higher Academic Standards, Travis Brian Peterson

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The purpose of this project was to develop a guide that aligned the Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) with the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program for teachers in Washington State. To accomplish this purpose, a review ofrelated current literature was conducted. Additionally, related information/materials from selected sources were obtained and analyzed.


Using Children's Literature And Parental Involvement To Facilitate Reading With Primary-Age Children Through A Literacy Backpack Program, Tami Marie Scrivner Jan 2002

Using Children's Literature And Parental Involvement To Facilitate Reading With Primary-Age Children Through A Literacy Backpack Program, Tami Marie Scrivner

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The purpose of this project was to create a home literacy backpack program to increase children's reading skills with parental help through the use ofliterature that is relevant and meaningful to the students. Research that was reviewed showed students learn how to read through a balanced form of instruction using children's literature. Reviewed research also indicated parental involvement to be positively related to children's success in school. Materials necessary to put together 35 take home backpacks are included in this project. Conclusions, recommendations and suggestions for implementation of the backpack program are also discussed.


An Integrated Solar System Unit For Third And Fourth Grade Students Using Nonfiction Children's Literature, Kelly Janee Mccann Jan 2002

An Integrated Solar System Unit For Third And Fourth Grade Students Using Nonfiction Children's Literature, Kelly Janee Mccann

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This project was based on a review of literature in the areas of vocabulary development, curriculum integration, and using children's literature in the content areas. The purpose of this project was to provide third and fourth grade teachers with a handbook designed to increase the use of nonfiction, informational children's literature in the content area of science. The solar system-themed handbook consists of 10 comprehensive lessons containing vocabulary building activities, stories to be read aloud by the teacher, and hands-on science experiments. The handbook is intended for individual use, either as a compliment to the current curriculum or to be …


Pre-Algebra And Algebra I Class Starters, Lois Martin Serns Jan 2002

Pre-Algebra And Algebra I Class Starters, Lois Martin Serns

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Mathematics has always been important, but never more than today. Math curriculums have been revised throughout the United States to better prepare students for success. The math class of today must offer an environment in which students can work individually and in cooperative groups on meaningful, real-life problems. Teachers need to make the most of the class time they have. Using a math starter problem or activity can help achieve this goal. A wide variety of activities not only improve the quality of learning in the classroom, but will also capture the interest of the student in math class. These …


Integrating Mathematics, Technical Writing Skills And Authentic Assessment Into A Ninth And Tenth Grade Woodshop Curriculum, John Lawrence Mccarley Jan 2002

Integrating Mathematics, Technical Writing Skills And Authentic Assessment Into A Ninth And Tenth Grade Woodshop Curriculum, John Lawrence Mccarley

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For this project an integrated woodshop curriculum containing elements of procedural writing and mathematics instruction was created. The curriculum design was based on the constructivist concept that students learn more efficiently when personal meaning is attached to the content presented. That concept was used to connect mathematics and writing to realistic applications in a woodshop setting. Support for integration of various content areas into a single curriculum is supported in the academic literature. Specific exercises to attain specific outcomes are discussed in the literature, and adaptations of those processes were incorporated in the project.


A Resource Guide For Seattle School District Beginning Marketing Teachers, Damen Scott Schuneman Jan 2002

A Resource Guide For Seattle School District Beginning Marketing Teachers, Damen Scott Schuneman

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A Marketing Education/ DECA program is an important link to building the bridge between high school students and potential employers. The importance of offering a Marketing/DECA program is equal to the importance of having a well-trained staff member that has the guidance and tools to be a successful marketing teacher and DECA advisor. A training tool for beginning marketing teachers presents the opportunity for beginning marketing teachers to gain valuable tips and information on how to develop and maintain a Marketing/DECA Program. The Resource Guide for Beginning Marketing Teachers provides the background information for beginning marketing teachers to begin facilitating …


First Grade Literacy Portfolios: A Road Map To Success, Jennifer Lynn Simmons Jan 2002

First Grade Literacy Portfolios: A Road Map To Success, Jennifer Lynn Simmons

Graduate Student Projects

The purpose of this project was to design an assessment portfolio process for first grade students. Through the portfolio process children will set goals, self-evaluate, self-reflect, review their peers, and hold a student-led conference. Current research and best practices on portfolios, goal-setting, self-evaluation, self-reflection, peer review, and student-led conferences were reviewed. Literacy portfolios were defined. Portfolios and how they were introduced into education were discussed. Purposes and benefits as well as concerns and challenges of using portfolios in the classroom were discussed and compared. Mini-lessons and black-line masters were also included for each content area.


Implementing A Personalized Approach In The Remedial Reading Program, Shirley Burton Einarsson Mar 1979

Implementing A Personalized Approach In The Remedial Reading Program, Shirley Burton Einarsson

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A personalized reading program has been developed for a Title I remedial reading program in grades one through six. Providing an Instructional reading program that best meets the needs of each student was a major goal. The four instructional categories included were decoding skills, comprehension, vocabulary development, and dictionary and study skills. A system has been developed for recording performance in these areas, plus conferences and books read. The aim was to help each child reach his maximum learning potential.


Problems To Be Considered When Instituting A Foreign Language Program In The Elementary School, Betty Jean Auty Jul 1960

Problems To Be Considered When Instituting A Foreign Language Program In The Elementary School, Betty Jean Auty

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This paper will investigate the problems to be considered when instituting a foreign language in the elementary school: the aims of the foreign language program, methods of foreign language instruction in the elementary school, and practical administrative problems of the foreign language study in the elementary school.


Helping The Socially Retarded Child Through Sociometrics And Group Work, Harold Peltonen Jan 1954

Helping The Socially Retarded Child Through Sociometrics And Group Work, Harold Peltonen

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The techniques discussed in this paper are tools with which today’s teachers may guide children into richer more satisfying living to themselves and others within the democratic society which we hope they may be able, because of their ultimate social adequacy, to help preserve and extend.


The Contribution Of Folk Dancing Experiences To The Growth And Development Of Junior High School Youth, Raymond William Hall Jan 1954

The Contribution Of Folk Dancing Experiences To The Growth And Development Of Junior High School Youth, Raymond William Hall

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The purpose is to explain the values to be derived from an inclusion of folk dancing in the junior high school curriculum. A further purpose is to emphasize the need for folk dancing in the growth and development of young adolescent boys.